What are the main factors that influence an Implementation Associate's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change an Implementation Associate's salary?

An Implementation Associate's salary grows with experience: starting around $87,569 for beginners, reaching about $90,728 at mid-level, and approach $94,373 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Implementation Associate?

Implementation Associate salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Implementation Associate roles are District of Columbia $99,139, California $98,763, Massachusetts $97,447. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Implementation Associate roles make?

Salaries for Implementation Associate level roles vary by specialization: Director of Implementation: $203,111; Associate Implementation Manager: $142,075; Implementation Coordinator: $137,954; Associate Implementation Consultant: $130,396; Implementation Specialist: $95,535.

How do different companies affect an Implementation Associate's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Implementation Associate roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

Implementation Associate Salary in the United States

How much does an Implementation Associate make in the United States?

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for an Implementation Associate in the United States is $89,541 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $43.

However, an Implementation Associate's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $104,110
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $81,192 to $97,167
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $73,591

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Implementation Associate Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$97,167	$8,097	$1,869	$47
Average	$89,541	$7,462	$1,722	$43
25th Percentile	$81,192	$6,766	$1,561	$39

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Key Factors That Influence Implementation Associate Salaries

An Implementation Associate's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Implementation Associate Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Implementation Associate's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $87,569
Early Career (1-2 years): $87,801
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $90,728
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $94,130
Expert (over 8 years): $94,373

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Implementation Associate	$87,569
Intermediate Level Implementation Associate	$87,801
Senior Level Implementation Associate	$90,728
Specialist Level Implementation Associate	$94,130
Expert Level Implementation Associate	$94,373

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How Do Implementation Associate Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Implementation Associates. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $99,139.
California: $98,763.
Massachusetts: $97,447.

District of Columbia $99,139 California $98,763 Massachusetts $97,447 Washington $97,089 New Jersey $97,053 Alaska $96,928 Connecticut $95,692 New York $95,191

Hawaii $93,588 Rhode Island $92,836 Maryland $92,325 Minnesota $91,627 Colorado $91,358 Illinois $91,269 Oregon $90,928 Delaware $90,678

New Hampshire $90,520 Virginia $90,167 Pennsylvania $89,138 Nevada $88,618 North Dakota $88,448 Michigan $88,179 Wisconsin $88,081 Vermont $87,884

Texas $87,338 Maine $87,302 Arizona $87,248 Ohio $87,186 Georgia $86,362 Indiana $85,950 Wyoming $85,869 Utah $85,744

Iowa $85,690 Kansas $85,260 Louisiana $85,135 North Carolina $85,090 Missouri $85,072 Florida $84,723 Montana $84,535 Nebraska $84,356

Kentucky $84,258 South Carolina $83,899 Tennessee $83,676 Idaho $83,586 New Mexico $82,932 Oklahoma $82,789 Alabama $82,261 South Dakota $81,374

Arkansas $80,891 West Virginia $80,631 Mississippi $79,852

Top Paying Cities for Implementation Associates

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $112,937
San Francisco: $111,827
Oakland: $109,347

San Jose, CA $112,937

San Francisco, CA $111,827

Oakland, CA $109,347

New York, NY $103,768

Queens Village, NY $103,097

Paramus, NJ $102,381

Passaic, NJ $102,291

Bergenfield, NJ $102,202

Stamford, CT $102,067

Huntington, NY $101,978

Newark, NJ $101,396

Bridgeport, CT $101,217

New Brunswick, NJ $100,921

Vallejo, CA $100,733

Middlesex, NJ $100,679

Somerset, NJ $100,599

Petaluma, CA $100,393

Santa Cruz, CA $100,044

Boston, MA $99,865

Monterey, CA $99,417

Fairbanks, AK $99,354

Los Angeles, CA $99,184

Washington, DC $99,139

Seattle, WA $98,978

Santa Rosa, CA $98,960

Juneau, AK $98,700

Orange, CA $98,405

Anchorage, AK $98,244

Anaheim, CA $98,181

Santa Ana, CA $98,047

Nassau, NY $97,993

Long Beach, CA $97,957

Danbury, CT $97,930

Santa Maria, CA $97,626

Everett, WA $97,608

Bremerton, WA $97,169

Trenton, NJ $96,999

Sacramento, CA $96,963

San Diego, CA $96,919

Brockton, MA $96,883

Tacoma, WA $96,847

Santa Barbara, CA $96,722

Lowell, MA $96,363

New Suffolk, NY $96,328

Nashua, NH $96,220

Lompoc, CA $96,077

Ventura, CA $95,987

Stockton, CA $95,961

New Haven, CT $95,781

Atlantic City, NJ $95,549

Hartford, CT $95,352

Modesto, CA $95,307

Poughkeepsie, NY $95,110

New Britain, CT $95,065

Olympia, WA $94,940

Kennewick, WA $94,940

New London, CT $94,922

Norwich, CT $94,895

Lawrence, MA $94,850

Bakersfield, CA $94,600

Riverside, CA $94,474

New Bedford, MA $94,474

Richland, WA $94,385

Portsmouth, NH $94,313

Vineland, NJ $94,295

San Bernardino, CA $94,223

Boulder, CO $93,973

Worcester, MA $93,901

Portland, OR $93,821

Saint Paul, MN $93,713

Minneapolis, MN $93,713

Philadelphia, PA $93,588

Honolulu, HI $93,113

Springfield, MA $92,800

Providence, RI $92,791

Chicago, IL $92,531

Bellingham, WA $92,424

Baltimore, MD $92,325

Chico, CA $92,101

Wilmington, DE $91,949

Pittsfield, MA $91,860

Manchester, NH $91,689

Spokane, WA $91,295

Denver, CO $91,287

Albany, NY $90,866

Troy, NY $90,830

Schenectady, NY $90,642

Burlington, VT $90,445

Portland, ME $90,131

Salem, OR $90,060

Yakima, WA $90,042

Ann Arbor, MI $90,015

Rochester, MN $89,764

Fresno, CA $89,720

Reno, NV $89,720

Milwaukee, WI $89,639

Detroit, MI $89,549

Allentown, PA $89,523

Carson City, NV $89,514

Houston, TX $89,379

Colorado Springs, CO $89,370

Syracuse, NY $89,326

Eugene, OR $89,155

Bismarck, ND $89,048

Gary, IN $89,048

Galveston, TX $89,048

Springfield, OR $88,976

Medford, OR $88,761

Fort Collins, CO $88,726

Austin, TX $88,654

Mesa, AZ $88,466

Phoenix, AZ $88,448

Dallas, TX $88,421

Reading, PA $88,368

Saint Cloud, MN $88,332

Concord, NH $88,251

Madison, WI $88,215

Utica, NY $87,974

Raleigh, NC $87,902

Las Vegas, NV $87,893

Rochester, NY $87,830

Des Moines, IA $87,821

Atlanta, GA $87,678

Battle Creek, MI $87,651

Salt Lake City, UT $87,624

Lancaster, PA $87,490

Champaign, IL $87,472

Harrisburg, PA $87,365

Durham, NC $87,284

Kansas City, MO $87,275

Kansas City, KS $87,257

Fort Worth, TX $87,248

Boca Raton, FL $87,212

Cleveland, OH $87,203

Columbus, OH $87,186

Pittsburgh, PA $87,177

Richmond, VA $87,141

Indianapolis, IN $87,123

Cincinnati, OH $87,007

Petersburg, VA $86,872

Billings, MT $86,675

Lansing, MI $86,675

Huntsville, AL $86,675

Lebanon, PA $86,666

Dayton, OH $86,657

Pueblo, CO $86,657

Appleton, WI $86,630

Buffalo, NY $86,595

Racine, WI $86,550

Charlotte, NC $86,541

Saint Louis, MO $86,514

Springfield, IL $86,478

Elkhart, IN $86,460

York, PA $86,460

Gastonia, NC $86,451

Benton Harbor, MI $86,451

Beaumont, TX $86,398

Lorain, OH $86,380

Toledo, OH $86,344

Binghamton, NY $86,299

Rock Hill, SC $86,290

Rockford, IL $86,245

Fargo, ND $86,201

Elyria, OH $86,201

Flagstaff, AZ $86,138

Fort Lauderdale, FL $86,084

Miami, FL $86,031

Duluth, MN $85,887

Bangor, ME $85,771

Cedar Rapids, IA $85,672

Louisville, KY $85,628

Grand Rapids, MI $85,610

Hialeah, FL $85,601

Casper, WY $85,475

Scranton, PA $85,368

New Orleans, LA $85,341

Virginia Beach, VA $85,332

Akron, OH $85,287

Peoria, IL $85,171

Sarasota, FL $85,153

Green Bay, WI $85,090

Baton Rouge, LA $85,046

Charleston, SC $85,028

Nashville, TN $85,001

Jamestown, NY $84,983

Davenport, IA $84,983

Tucson, AZ $84,938

Cheyenne, WY $84,911

Saint Petersburg, FL $84,884

Tampa, FL $84,866

Omaha, NE $84,849

Port Arthur, TX $84,813

Evansville, IN $84,813

Bradenton, FL $84,777

Santa Fe, NM $84,616

Orlando, FL $84,526

Clearwater, FL $84,428

Canton, OH $84,240

La Crosse, WI $84,240

Grand Forks, ND $84,213

Albuquerque, NM $84,186

Tulsa, OK $84,186

Newport News, VA $84,177

High Point, NC $84,150

Ogden, UT $84,114

Corpus Christi, TX $84,043

Laramie, WY $83,989

Norfolk, VA $83,989

Rock Island, IL $83,935

Saginaw, MI $83,917

Jacksonville, FL $83,908

Salisbury, NC $83,890

Memphis, TN $83,873

Moline, IL $83,828

Fort Myers, FL $83,801

Waterloo, IA $83,685

Spartanburg, SC $83,595

Lincoln, NE $83,550

Fort Wayne, IN $83,532

Birmingham, AL $83,434

Cedar Falls, IA $83,416

Provo, UT $83,407

Springfield, OH $83,398

San Antonio, TX $83,380

Greensboro, NC $83,344

South Bend, IN $83,335

Winston Salem, NC $83,326

Boise, ID $83,300

Savannah, GA $83,237

Muskegon, MI $83,076

Lima, OH $82,968

Lake Charles, LA $82,932

Anderson, IN $82,915

Lexington, KY $82,888

Augusta, GA $82,861

Greenville, SC $82,861

Wichita, KS $82,780

Tuscaloosa, AL $82,780

Columbia, SC $82,700

Bloomington, IN $82,476

Roanoke, VA $82,422

Asheville, NC $82,306

Knoxville, TN $82,153

Shreveport, LA $82,144

Wilmington, NC $82,028

Frankfort, KY $81,858

Oklahoma City, OK $81,795

Chillicothe, OH $81,759

Longview, TX $81,750

Topeka, KS $81,724

Mobile, AL $81,589

Terre Haute, IN $81,553

Erie, PA $81,545

Altoona, PA $81,500

Melbourne, FL $81,473

Amarillo, TX $81,437

Killeen, TX $81,410

Fayetteville, AR $81,339

Sioux Falls, SD $81,276

Chattanooga, TN $81,222

Idaho Falls, ID $81,213

Gainesville, FL $81,025

Portsmouth, OH $80,980

Little Rock, AR $80,963

Lynchburg, VA $80,963

Lafayette, LA $80,927

Youngstown, OH $80,927

Temple, TX $80,891

Daytona Beach, FL $80,873

Clarksville, TN $80,864

Pensacola, FL $80,855

Hopkinsville, KY $80,586

Charleston, WV $80,577

Florence, SC $80,533

Sioux City, IA $80,479

Macon, GA $80,219

Tallahassee, FL $80,210

Fayetteville, NC $80,192

Waco, TX $80,175

Wichita Falls, TX $80,175

Pine Bluff, AR $80,139

Vincennes, IN $79,969

Lubbock, TX $79,933

Great Falls, MT $79,879

Alamogordo, NM $79,870

Abilene, TX $79,798

Rapid City, SD $79,682

Monroe, LA $79,682

Albany, GA $79,628

Huntington, WV $79,619

Jackson, MS $79,610

Greenville, MS $79,602

Parkersburg, WV $79,512

Montgomery, AL $79,494

Johnstown, PA $79,476

Springfield, MO $79,405

Biloxi, MS $79,360

Sumter, SC $79,172

Columbus, GA $79,163

Twin Falls, ID $79,109

Pascagoula, MS $78,993

Kingsport, TN $78,760

Gulfport, MS $78,733

Alexandria, LA $78,437

Fort Smith, AR $78,214

El Paso, TX $77,972

Helena, MT $77,855

Las Cruces, NM $77,569

Harlingen, TX $77,318

Pocatello, ID $77,238

Florence, AL $77,211

Brownsville, TX $77,193

Dothan, AL $77,050

Mcallen, TX $77,005

Columbus, MS $76,342

Altus, OK $75,930

Lawton, OK $75,760

Pierre, SD $75,438

What Skills Can Increase an Implementation Associate's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Project Management (Mentioned in 7.71% Job Postings): Project management is the application of processes, methods, skills, knowledge and experience to achieve specific project objectives according to the project acceptance criteria within agreed parameters. Project management has final deliverables that are constrained to a finite timescale and budget.
Client Service (Mentioned in 1.73% Job Postings): Client services are the processes and interactions organizations and members of their staff have with their clients.
Salesforce (Mentioned in 1.39% Job Postings): Designing and maintaining a cloud-based software that provides customer relationship management (CRM) service for a better experience.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Project Management	7.71%
Client Service	1.73%
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Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on an Implementation Associate's salary.

API: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.
JavaScript: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Business Requirements: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
API	$95,808	7%
JavaScript	$94,913	6%
Business Requirements	$94,018	5%
Business Analysis	$94,018	5%
Collaboration	$93,122	4%
Process Improvement	$92,227	3%

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Implementation Associate Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Implementation Associate's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on January 01, 2026

$81,192

Average $89,541/year

$97,167

$6,766

Average $7,462/month

$8,097

$1,561

Average $1,722/week

$1,869

$39

Average $43/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$97,167	$8,097	$1,869	$47
Average	$89,541	$7,462	$1,722	$43
25th Percentile	$81,192	$6,766	$1,561	$39

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Salary Trends for Implementation Associate

Salaries for an Implementation Associate can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $85,216 in 2023 to around $83,710 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Implementation Associate salary trends, .

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